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Hubert Leon “Bill” Richardson

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December 28, 1927 –  January 13, 2020 (92)

  • – Born in Terre Haute, Indiana
  •  married to his beloved late wife Barbara for 57 years
  • served in the United States Navy in World War II
  • – 1975 founded The Gun Owners of America (GOA)
  • – founded Gun Owners of California
  • – 1966-1989 California state senator
    career was primarily focused on the preservation and protection of the Second Amendment
  • – Chair the Senate Fish and Game Committee
  • extraordinary hunter and dedicated to the conservation of California game
  • – NRA board of director
  • Author: “Confrontational Politics” 
  • – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._L._Richardson

Warren Page

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(1910 – Jan 22,1977)
– 1931 Graduated from Harvard
– WWII Lieutenant in Navy, Gunnery Instructor
– 1947-1974 Shooting Editor for Field & Stream
– 1949 Ruger’s first pistol.. serial Number 8, was “hand delivered” to Warren
– 1958 Awarded the Weatherby Big Game Trophy
– 1960 Created the First National Conference on the Shooting Sports
– Founded National Bench Rest Shooting Championship
– 1972 Director of National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF)
– first living American to be named to the Hunting Hall of Fame